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Blue Jays Make 2 Moves Before the Deadline!

Posted on April 11, 2012 at 01:43 AM.

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A Few games before the trade deadline, and Toronto has made 2 moves to end their dealing for the season, and feel very comfortable with what they have and their core guys. Here are the 2 deals:

- Toronto Trades 3B David Freese, LF Eric Thames, and Wilson Hernandez (A) to Atlanta for RF Jason Heyward, 3B Brandon Hicks. The Jays wanted to move Thames to allow him to start with Jay back soon, and Jackson back in a month or more. The trade gives Atlanta a great contact hitter who has good power vs. Lefties along with Thames, and Toronto gets Heyward who will bat 5th and play RF moving Bautista to 3B. With a deadly lineup including the core of Bautista, Ramirez, Teixiera, and Heyward, Toronto will be contenders for a long time.

- Toronto Trades 3B Brandon Hicks, and RP Jesse Chavez to Minnesota for 3B Danny Valencia. Minnesota is going no where this year and wanted Hicks as a potential 5 hole 3B, along with young bullpen help in Chavez. Toronto gets Valencia who will get the majority of bats at DH, and will be the 1st man off the bench when Jackson/Jay are back.

Projected Lineup:
CF Domonic Brown
SS Hanley Ramirez
3B Jose Bautista
1B Mark Teixiera
RF Jason Heyward
2B Brett Lawrie
LF Matt Joyce
C JP Arencieba
DH Danny Valencia
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2B/SS Maicer Izturis
C Rod Barajas
OF Ezequiel Carrera
DL - Jon Jay (6 Days Left)
DL - Austin Jackson (18 Days Left)